Contributors to New Anthology Discuss Queer Public Sex

Contributors to the new book Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? Flaming Challenges to Masculinity, Objectification and the  Desire to Conform (AK Press) will explore the past, present and future of queer public sex and related themes at The GLBT History Museum on Thursday, Feb. 16, from 7:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore, the editor of the anthology, will host the discussion.

The editor’s website offers this snapshot of the collection: “Why Are Faggots So Afraid of Faggots? challenges not just the violence of straight homophobia but the hypocrisy of mainstream gay norms that say the only way to stay safe is to act straight: get married, join the military, adopt kids! This anthology reinvokes the anger, flamboyance and subversion once thriving in gay subcultures in order to create something dangerous and lovely: an exploration of the perils of assimilation; a call for accountability; a vision for change.”